He was part of the Pakistani side which clinched silver in the men’s field hockey tournament at the 1966 Asian Games and won gold with the national side in the men’s tournament at the 1970 Asian Games.

He was also a key member of the national side which emerged victorious at the inaugural edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup in 1971.

However, Jahangir Butt continued playing as a reserve player in the team and the 1972 Munich Olympics was his last international tournament.

[4] During his tenure as head coach of Pakistani Youth side, Pakistan remained unbeaten on 42 consecutive international matches from 1986 to 1989 and the streak eventually came to an end after a 3- 4 loss to Australia in the semi-final of the 1989 Junior Hockey World Cup.

[4] Butt died on 7 September 2021 at the age of 78 due to brief illness and health complications.